Longmont, CO Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Prohibited act
- Stop, stand, or park in bike lane
- Governing rule
- Model Traffic Code § 1204(1)(m)
- Case type
- Civil traffic infraction
- Exception
- Police direction or traffic control device
Summary
Longmont's traffic code bars drivers from stopping, standing, or parking in any area marked with a bicycle lane, one of a list of specific places where stopping is prohibited citywide.
(1)No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or other official traffic control device in any of the following places:(a)On a sidewalk;(b)Within an intersection;(c)On a crosswalk;(d)Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the authority indicates a different length by signs or markings;(e)Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;(f)On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;(g)Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;(h)On any railroad tracks;(i)On any controlled-access highway;(j)In the area between roadways of a divided highway, including crossovers;(k)At any other place where official signs or traffic control devices prohibit such stopping, standing or parking;(l)On any portion of any public park not specifically designated and provided for public parking, except when specifically authorized by the direction of a police officer;(m)In any area designated by pavement markings as a bicycle lane.
Full Breakdown
Longmont's local amendment to the model traffic code (Model Traffic Code section 1204, adopted at LMC § 11.04.102) lists the places where a vehicle may not stop, stand, or park absent a traffic-control need or police direction. Clause (1)(m) singles out any area marked by pavement striping as a bicycle lane, alongside sidewalks, crosswalks, and intersections. The rule protects the striped bike lane itself from vehicle intrusion citywide, regardless of street classification.
Violations & Fines
Stopping, standing, or parking in a striped bicycle lane is a civil traffic infraction under LMC § 11.06.020, fined per the schedule in § 11.04.140.
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